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<b>gets</b> is used to read a line of data from 
<a href=../MISC/stdfiles.html>STDIN</a>. By default STDIN is the 
keyboard. <b>gets</b> continues to read characters until NEWLINE or EOF
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Library:   stdio.h

Prototype: char *gets(char *s);

Syntax:    char read_line[80];

	   gets( read_line);
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<h2>Notes</h2>
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<li><b>gets</b> does NOT check the size of the buffer and overflow on the
stack can occour. Because of this, you should use
<a href=fgets.html>fgets</a> in preferance.
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<li>The 
<a href=escape.html>NEWLINE</a> 
character is NOT placed in the buffer.
<a href=fgets.html>fgets</a> will retain the 
<a href=escape.html>NEWLINE</a>.
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<img src=../../GRAPHICS/computer.gif>
<a href=../EXAMPLES/gets.c>example</a>
showing fgets and gets in action.<p>
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<h2>See Also:</h2>
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<li><a href=fgets.html>fgets</a> Get a string from a file.
<li><a href=fgetc.html>fgetc</a> Get a character from a file.
<li><a href=fputc.html>fputc</a> Put a character into a file.
<li><a href=fprintf.html>fprintf</a> Put a formatted line into a file.
<li><a href=fopen.html>fopen</a> Open a file.
<li><a href=fclose.html>fclose</a> Close a file.
<li><a href=popen.html>popen</a> Open a pipe.
<li><a href=pclose.html>pclose</a> Close a pipe.


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